scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
metallic sound; metallic clank
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
every person; each one; everybody
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
school inter-class ball-game competition
club activities; extracurricular activities
war; battle; match; game; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
of course; certainly; naturally